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Book Report on Miss Brill The story is about Miss Brill, a middle-aged English teacher, who takes out her lovely fur scarf and goes to park, where she enjoys walking and sitting in the park. The world in her eyes in nothing but a stage, and she enjoys watching the people around her, often judging them condescendingly. However, when she overhears a young couples cruel remark about herself, she realized that she is not really needed in the busy world, and she thinks that she heard the fur crying. Miss Brill, Katherine Mansfields short story about a womans Sunday outing to a park, was published in her 1922 collection of stories entitled The Garden Party. The reason why her story keeps popular is that she makes a full play of stream-of-consciousness narrative in which Miss Brills character is revealed thoughts about others as she watches a crowd from a park bench. In this story we have flat and round characters. Flat ones are those passers-by and the young couple. Round character is Miss Brill. And we can also find indirect revelation here. No, not now”, said the girl. Not here, I cant But why? Because of that stupid old thing at the end there? asked the boy. Why does she come here at all--who wants her? Why doesnt she keep her silly old mug at home? Its her fu-fur which is so funny, giggled the girl, Tits exactly like a fried whiting Ah, be off with you! said the boy in an angry whisper. Then Tell me ma petite chere--- No, not here, said the girl. Not yet Besides, there are multiple themes in this story. Alienation and Loneliness We can easily draw from the description and details of the story that she is a lonely woman both physically and mentally. She has no family members during her Sunday outing. The only thing she can do is to teach English and read the newspaper to the elderly man several times a week. Even her name, Miss Brill, suggests an isolating formality; with the absence of a first name, the reader is never introduced to he